allocate
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Many IPOs allocate no more than 5% to 10% of shares for retail investors.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The union also wanted Samsung to abolish a bonus cap of 50% of annual salaries and allocate 15% of annual operating profit to a bonus pool distributed to workers.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
For banks, the big win comes when they allocate shares to clients, Ritter said.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Samsung’s workers are demanding the company allocate 15% of its operating profit for bonuses and are threatening a general walkout from May 21 to June 7.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Wall Street’s essential function was to allocate capital: to decide who should get it and who should not.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing allocate
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